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Hospitals with the lowest time in emergency department

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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4,081 hospitals ranked by time in emergency department; 1,338 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
T3848Queens Hospital CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care245 min2211.5%9.7%16.3%0.880.96581Compare
T3852Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care246 min558.6%8.3%13.9%0.770.952,059Compare
T3852Anmed HealthAnderson, SC · Acute care246 min4411.1%12.4%14.9%0.771.11533Compare
T3852Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · Acute care246 min4211.4%12.4%13.3%1.010.93268Compare
T3852John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care246 min3412.6%12.4%14.8%1.010.99204Compare
T3852Roseland Community HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care246 min11—9.6%15.9%1.141.13162Compare
T3852University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care246 min1210.9%9.9%15.2%1.60—224Compare
T3858Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon, OH · Acute care247 min5410.8%7.9%15.2%0.900.94126Compare
T3858Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care247 min4412.3%8.8%14.3%0.851.03240Compare
T3858MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care247 min3211.7%8.3%14.9%1.04—208Compare
T3858Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News, VA · Acute care247 min3413.0%13.5%14.3%0.891.02566Compare
T3858Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care247 min3412.2%16.6%13.9%1.141.01308Compare
T3858Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care247 min3311.0%11.5%15.0%1.330.92900Compare
T3858Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care247 min3210.2%10.2%14.6%1.030.93312Compare
T3858Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care247 min239.8%9.2%16.0%0.870.94263Compare
T3858High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care247 min2311.1%10.4%15.5%0.930.95354Compare
T3858Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care247 min23—12.3%15.8%1.111.16295Compare
T3868UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · Acute care248 min5310.9%9.7%15.7%1.100.981,054Compare
T3868Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care248 min4312.1%6.9%14.6%1.030.981,171Compare
T3868Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care248 min2313.4%11.6%16.1%0.900.89314Compare
T3868Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care248 min1213.0%10.8%15.3%0.931.04397Compare
T3872Dell Seton Medical Center At The University Of TXAustin, TX · Acute care249 min44—9.7%14.9%0.931.09240Compare
T3872University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care249 min4313.1%11.0%14.9%1.440.99655Compare
T3872Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care249 min3210.8%11.8%15.5%1.001.02347Compare
T3875Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care250 min5310.7%8.5%13.6%0.691.04735Compare
T3875Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care250 min3312.2%11.5%15.9%0.82—271Compare
T3875University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · Acute care250 min3311.7%12.2%15.9%0.881.07771Compare
T3875St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson, MS · Acute care250 min2314.3%13.6%15.0%1.091.02571Compare
T3879Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty, TX · Acute care251 min3313.3%12.1%15.2%0.860.99294Compare
T3879Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care251 min3312.8%17.8%14.4%0.830.92126Compare
T3879Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care251 min2211.4%12.6%14.6%1.30—215Compare
T3879Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care251 min1311.1%12.4%15.7%1.321.04632Compare
T3883North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · Acute care252 min5310.3%7.9%15.7%0.941.03812Compare
T3883Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · Acute care252 min4310.2%9.5%15.6%0.811.03450Compare
T3883Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · Acute care252 min4311.1%8.4%15.6%1.031.061,025Compare
T3883Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care252 min4312.3%8.2%14.6%1.051.031,220Compare
T3883Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights, IL · Acute care252 min4311.1%8.3%15.5%1.280.99436Compare
T3883Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford, DE · Acute care252 min3412.9%12.5%15.0%1.261.01168Compare
T3883Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · Acute care252 min3212.7%11.3%15.3%0.981.11240Compare
T3890Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care253 min4310.9%12.0%14.5%0.981.02250Compare
T3890Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care253 min4312.1%11.6%16.2%1.050.97164Compare
T3890IU Health West HospitalAvon, IN · Acute care253 min4313.1%10.3%13.7%0.830.97—Compare
T3890Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care253 min3310.7%11.2%15.3%0.991.02111Compare
T3890UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care253 min3211.1%8.6%15.5%0.971.04150Compare
T3895Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care254 min4311.9%11.4%14.9%1.111.02319Compare
T3895Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care254 min4310.1%9.1%14.8%0.960.94579Compare
T3895Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · Acute care254 min4310.8%9.3%14.3%1.021.01590Compare
T3895Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie, IN · Acute care254 min3312.7%11.7%15.2%0.891.01379Compare
T3895Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care254 min3312.3%14.8%14.4%0.811.02480Compare
T3895Swedish HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care254 min3212.5%10.7%14.7%0.811.08284Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).